Located in west-central Pasco County, New Port Richey encompasses a total area of 4.6 miles. The Gulf of Mexico coastline borders the west side of the city, and the Pithlachascotee River runs through the cityâs heart.
Severe Thunderstorm Ingredients. The development of a thunderstorm is dependent upon three primary ingredients: atmospheric instability, moisture and a lifting mechanism. Severe thunderstorms, and supercell thunderstorms in particular, also require vertical wind shear.
Fronts (such as a cold front, where cold air pushes warmer air out of an area), wind shifts, lake/sea breezes (winds coming inland off of a body of water), winds from other thunderstorms and even terrain can act as a trigger for thunderstorms. The first three ingredients are all that is needed to develop thunderstorms. However, without the forth ingredient, the severe thunderstorm potential will be isolated at best. To get widespread and very strong thunderstorms, wind shear is needed. Wind shear is the change in both speed and direction of the wind with height. The stronger the wind shear, the more likely severe storms may be.